Information on the London Shogi Club, shogi events in or near London, and occasional other stuff.
Shogi is Japanese chess, and the key way it differs from regular chess is that when you take your opponent pieces, you keep them, and can 'drop' them back on the board later. It's pretty popular in Japan so you often see it in anime and Japanese art, but it's not very well known in the UK.

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Just a reminder that the 2017 British Shogi Championships will be held in Chingford, London. The tournament will be held on Saturday 18th November.

Entry and venue details can be found here and we would also point out that
- there is no entry fee
- there is no cash prize
- anybody can enter
- the tournament will identify a British Closed Champion (who will need to be a UK citizen) and a British Open Champion (if the highest placed player is not from the UK)

We think it would be nice if players could get together for a meal out after the event.
The nearest restaurant is Prezzo, which serves pizza, pasta etc.
There are also other restaurants in Chingford on the way to the railway station.
If you are interested in going out for dinner after the tournament, let Shogi London know, including if you have any particular dietary requirements.

The exact format will be determined based on the number of entries and the range of grades. We may operate a single group system, or separate groups for higher and lower graded players. We will aim to make sure that everybody will play in each round. We will hold a quickplay tournament after the main event if there is time.

If anyone has any questions please ask before play starts.

The venue is the Friday Hall community centre, 56 Friday Hill East, London E4 6JT.

Getting to the venue by public transport

The venue is about 1 mile from Chingford station. You can walk , but I suggest people take the 212 bus route from stop B. The bus takes about 5 minutes to Simmons Lane. There are buses every 10 minutes or so. The TfL journey planner can tell you how to get to Chingford overground station.

Driving/parking
If you are coming by car there is parking space for a couple of cars; otherwise you can normally park on the street nearby.

Food and drink
We will have some snacks and drinks at the venue; we are not planning to provide lunch. The Dovecote public house is very close and serves food. Alternatively on Hatch Lane there are a supermarket, fish and chip shop and other takeaways.

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

The British
Shogi Federation has been asked to provide a representative for the 7th
International Shogi Forum to be held in Kitakyushu, Japan, in October 2017. Only British passport
holders are eligible to be selected. A qualification tournament will be held on Saturday 3rd June.

The exact format of the tournament depends on the number of entries.
We plan to start at 10 am, so players should aim to arrive a little before this.

Friday, 3 February 2017

As prizes for the World Shogi League 2016, professional shogi players from the Nihon Shogi Renmei are giving online teaching games to members of Division winners.
The third of these will be where 7 Dan Makoto Tobe plays Andrey Belas of Ukraine in a equal teaching game.
Follow at 81dojo.com for an exiting game and instructive post game analysis by a pro!
22.00 Japanese time / which is 13.00 GMT
The game will be played and can be followed on 81dojo.com.
Please join and experience this great learning opportunity!